A Renaissance Education: The Schooling of Thomas More’s Daughter

04: The Battle Against the Spanish Armada | Battlefield Britain

Peter and Dan Snow take a look at the battles that shaped our nation. Drake's unlikely sea victory against th...

01: Elizabeth I | Queens that Changed the World

Elizabeth I pacified a divided nation, and foiled multiple plots against her. English culture flourished under her reign, and...

Episode 1 | Elizabeth I's Secret Agents

A look at the world's first secret service. When the pope declares Queen Elizabeth I a heretic, spymaster William Cecil must stop the...

S02E04: Bloody Mary | Lucy Worsley Investigates

Does 'Bloody Mary', England’s first crowned queen, deserve her reputation? Lucy Worsley investigates, asking whether Mary sho...

06: Mary, Queen of Scots | Historyonics

Nick Knowles asks whether Mary, Queen of Scots, one of history's most famous monarchs, was a manipulator or a martyr.

02: The Battle for England | Armada: 12 Days to Save England

Dan Snow relives fierce sea battles and looks behind the scenes in the court of Elizabeth I as the Spanish fleet...

What Caused the Spanish Armada? | Armada: 12 Days to Save England

Dan Snow discusses the foundations of what caused the Spanish Armada.

Religious reform under Edward VI | A History of Britain by Simon Schama

Simon Schama discusses the religious reform under Edward VI.

01: Day One | Armada: 12 Days to Save England

Anita Dobson stars as Elizabeth I, and Dan Snow tells the story of how England came within a whisker of disaster in summer 1588.

02: Henry VIII | Landmarks

This programme looks at the life of Henry VIII. A history series for 9-11 year olds.

Fireships | Armada: 12 Days to Save England

Dan Snow explores the English use of fireships against the Spanish Armada.

Episode 1 | Edward and Mary: The Unknown Tudors

The story of two of Henry VIII's most extraordinary children, Mary 1st and Edward VI - England's fundamentalists.

S01E01: From the Prison to the Palace | David Starkey's Elizabeth

In this first episode David Starkey examines Elizabeth I's life before her coronation. If her reign was ful...

Episode 2 | Elizabeth I's Secret Agents

A look at the secret network behind Queen Elizabeth I's 40-year reign and the world's first secret service. An ambitious aristocrat t...

S02E02: Bosworth | War Walks

Professor Richard Holmes travels to historic British sites. He visits the scene of Henry Tudor's victory over King Richard III, which changed th...

The Tudors: The Beggars are Coming | History 11-13

What is a parish? How was it organized as the centre of local government during the Tudor period?

00: Learning Zone | Fit to Rule: How Royal Illness Changed History

Lucy Worsley presents six films about the mental and physical health of our past monarchs, covering Henry ...

04: Peasants' Revolt to Tudors | Michael Wood's Story of England

A portrait of one village through the whole of English history. Amazing finds in the school archive help tra...

07: Elizabeth I | Great Britons (2002)

Michael Portillo champions Elizabeth I, arguing that she fought religious fanaticism, established Britain's tradition of tolerance, an...

Bloody Queens: Elizabeth and Mary

Drama revealing the intimate and ultimately deadly relationship between Queen Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots, using the words of the ...